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The computer memory plays a vital role in having quick access to applications and programs. The computer memory or RAM is used by the system processor to store the data. It is a volatile memory on a motherboard that stores […]

A Memory Leak is a misplacement of resource in a computer program due to faulty memory allocation. It happens when a RAM location not in use remains unreleased. A memory leak is not to be confused with a space leak, […]

The RAM of a computer plays a very important role in its performance and speed. By adding a few more GB to your RAM, one can improve the PC’s performance immediately and tremendously. However, there is another way to improve […]

The recent versions of the Windows operating system come with a fine memory management system, which works best when it is left to work for itself. Starting with Windows 7 and now on Windows 10, one does not really need […]

Memory is an important factor in processing different tasks faster. Since it is electronic memory, it is costly and most people cannot afford huge amount of RAM. Also, there is a limit on RAM that the operating systems can support. […]

There are various tools available to keep tabs on what exactly is going on with your Windows PC. A lot of them are heavy programs that monitor each and every activity happening on your computer, consuming considerable about of power […]

Most modern-day browsers takes up a lot of memory and it sometimes affects the performance of the computer, especially computers with older specifications. We are used to having multiple tabs open, which increase the memory usage to even up to 300 to 400 MB. It’s too […]

When your computer freezes occasionally, web pages refuse to load, and some programs just fail to startup, chances are your system is losing out on memory. Under such situations, Memory Optimizers may help. Now let clear initially itself, that most consider the […]

Do Memory Optimizers work? Memory Optimizers or RAM Optimizers were very popular in the pre Windows XP days. Their use however dwindled after Windows Vista as the recent versions came with fine built-in memory management features. Nevertheless, some folks continue […]

I’m one of those people who like to know what is going on in the background on my Windows computer. I used to manage them with the Task Manager, Widgets and freeware to find out which program is running, what is my […]

In Windows 8, Microsoft has introduced a new Memory dump option called Automatic Memory Dump. This is the default option set in the operating system. Windows 10 introduced a new dump file type called Active Memory Dump. For those, you […]

If while working on your Windows 10/8/7, you often get the message Your system is running low on virtual memory, then you may want to try this, to resolve the low memory error problem. Your system is running low on […]

I came across this situation a couple of times, where the client was complaining about Outlook.exe process continuing to remain in the Task Manager, even after closing the program. Each scenario was different, but I managed to fix it a […]

This post has a quick look at Physical Memory Limits in Crash Dump files for Windows 10/8/7 and using the Sysinternals tool RamMap, which can be used to determine the number of physical memory ranges on a system. Physical Memory […]

Does Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks really clear memory? Not really! There is a clear misconception on the net that Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks clears the memory and makes the Windows PC run faster! What does Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks do More light on this from Microsoft: […]

Windows 10/8/7 has an inbuilt Memory Diagnostic Tool. Most of the time Memory Diagnostic won’t detect a bad RAM. To be honest if you want to check the stability of RAM, Windows Memory Diagnostic is not recommended. You could instead, use […]

Windows 10/8/7 has a Memory Diagnostic Tool which you can use to check for possible memory problems, including testing of the Random Access Memory (RAM) on your computer. Windows Memory Diagnostics Tool If Windows 10/8/7/Vista detects a possible memory problem, you […]